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Burleigh® Gibraltar®

The Most Dependable Mounting Solution For Fixed-Stage, Upright Microscopes

The Burleigh® Gibraltar® Platform and X-Y stage provide outstanding motorized hands-free movement for fixed-stage upright microscopes. The microscope can be moved smoothly and precisely between fields of view without disturbing an established patch, while the motorized X-Y stage ensures that you never lose a position of interest.


The open design of the elevated platform allows manipulators, chambers and other instruments to be installed with optimum mechanical and thermal stability. Ideal for multiple-patch experiments.

There are numerous configurations of the Burleigh® Gibraltar® platform, based on combinations of microscope type, base plates, platform tops and motorized/manual movement.

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Features

Benefits
Motorized, hands-free movement Eliminates vibration and optimizes your performance
Two memory positions Move between different fields of view without losing your home or work positions
Wide range of accessories including choice of base, top and manual vs. motorized movement Easy customization with maximum flexibility allowing top performance and functionality
Complete compatibility with major microscope manufacturers No need for extra and/or special purchases – you save time and expenditures
Sturdy, open platform design Unrestricted instrument operation with optimum stability
2-year warranty 'Peace of mind'

The Burleigh® Gibraltar® Platform and X-Y stage are ideal for:

  • Multiple-patch experiments
  • Time-lapse photography of different areas
  • Flash photolysis and patch-clamp recording of areas not in the same field of view
  • Whole specimen imaging
  • Material Science

Multiple Patching With Confidence

It is no secret that an essential prerequisite for successful patching is stability, so that the first patch is not disturbed when a second patch is performed. The motorized, rock-solid Burleigh® Gibraltar® Platform and Burleigh® PCS-6000 series manipulators remove the possibility of mechanical vibration derived from touching the manipulators or microscope X-Y translation stages.

Simplifies Experimental Set-up
  • Confidently patch in different fields of view without worrying that you'll lose your way or have to delay the experiment by reducing the magnification to locate the areas of interest.
  • When you've found a suitable area of the sample to experiment on, simply push a button to memorize the location and proceed with the search for a more desirable area. Memorize the second location and look for a third. With the first two positions in memory, you can return to them at will for comparison.
  • If you're doing time-lapse imaging, you can double your productivity and produce twice the data on samples of the same age by moving between two locations.
  • For photolysis of caged compounds, select the area to be activated, store it in memory, move to the appropriate area to perform the patch, store that position in memory, then move back to the original location and perform the photolysis.

Configuring Your Burleigh® Gibraltar® Platform

We offer a wide range of upgrades and accessories for micromanipulation, providing maximum flexibility and easy customization. Use the following to order exactly the Burleigh® Gibraltar® configuration you need.

With Or Without Base?

The Gibraltar® Platform can be purchased already attached to a sturdy base or without a base for mounting directly to a vibration isolation table.

Aluminum or Stainless Steel Top?

Choose a non-magnetic, epoxy-coated aluminum top with through holes or a magnetic, stainless steel breadboard top with tapped holes. In both instances, there are more than 160 1/4-20 tapped holes in a one-inch grid providing more than 270 degrees of mounting flexibility.

Motorized Stages or Manual Micrometers?

Manual micrometers are an alternative to the motorized X and Y stages with memory positions. Upgrading from manual micrometers to motors and memory is quick and easy.

BURLEIGH® GIBRALTAR® PLATFORM TOP
Material

Dimensions
Weight
Black epoxy-coated
aluminum
23.6” x 17” x .5”
16 lbs
Magnetic Stainless Steel

23.6” x 17” x 1.25”
25 lbs
COLUMNS
Material
Threads
Weight
Black epoxy-coated aluminum and stainless steel
1.5” diameter, 12 threads/inch
6 lbs each (four per system)
X-Y STAGE AND ADAPTER PLATE
Load capacity
Material
Bearings
Size
Weight
110 lbs
Black plated aluminum
Ball bearings
8” x 8” x 2”
18 lbs (with microscope adapter plate)
MOTORS
Range
Speed
Position resolution
1” (25mm) in both X and Y positions
Maximum: 0.4mm/sec, minimum: 3.0 micron/sec
5 micrometers at slow speed
ELECTRICAL / ENVIRONMENTAL
Power requirements
Dimensions
Mass

Environment
90 to 260 VAC. 50/60 Hz, 45 W max
10” x 10” x 4” for controller
4” x 4” x 5” for joystick
4.5 lbs for controller and joystick
Operating: 10 to 40oC, < 60% RH
Storage: -10 to 70oC, < 90% RH non-condensing
BASE PLATE (OPTIONAL)
Material
Dimensions
Weight
Black epoxy-coated aluminum
23.6” x 11.6” (for upright)
14 lbs
SAMPLE PLATE (OPTIONAL)
Material
Dimensions
Black plated aluminum
110mm OD, 32mm ID, 3.2mm thick
COMPATIBLE VIBRATION-ISOLATION TABLES
(WHEN BASE IS NOT PURCHASED)
English tables
Metric tables


1/4-20 tapped holes on a 1-inch square pattern
M6 x 1.0 tapped holes on a 25-mm square pattern
WARRANTY 2 years

Designed With Your Productivity in Mind

The Gibraltar® Platform and X-Y stage provide a complete solution for fixed-stage upright microscopes allowing smooth and precise motion between fields of view without disturbing an established patch. The open design of the elevated platform allows manipulators, chambers and other instruments to be installed with optimum mechanical and thermal stability.

The motorized X-Y stage with memory positions ensures that you never lose a position of interest. Gone are the days when moving out of the field of view is plagued by the doubt that you may not be able to move back to your current location.

The Gibraltar® Platform is available in two versions for maximum functionality: a magnetic, spill-proof stainless steel top with tapped holes or a non-magnetic epoxy-coated aluminum top with through holes.